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+title: Enable/Disable API Sections
+description: Enable/Disable API Sections
+date: 2024-05-18
+---
+
+# Enable/Disable (Show/Hide) API Sections
+[![KopiCloud_AD_API](https://img.shields.io/badge/kopiCloud_ad-v1.1+-blueviolet.svg)](https://adapi.kopicloud.com)
+
+By default, all API sections are **enabled**, but you may need to disable sections for security reasons.
+
+This article explains enabling or disabling some specific KopiCloud AD API sections.
+
+API Section settings are managed by the file **C:\KopiCloud-AD-API\appsettings.json**.
+
+This is the list of API settings that you can enable/disable:
+
+- APIEnableAD
+- APIEnableADComputer
+- APIEnableADGroup
+- APIEnableADGroupMembership
+- APIEnableADUser
+- APIEnableDNS
+- APIEnableDnsA
+- APIEnableDnsAAAA
+- APIEnableDnsCNAME
+- APIEnableDnsZones
+
+----
+
+## APIEnableAD
+
+The **APIEnableAD** setting manages **ALL** Active Directory sections. 
+
+When you enable/disable this section, you will see/hide the **AD Computer**, **AD OU**, **AD User**, **AD Group**, and **ADGroupMembership** sections.
+
+Open the **appsettings.json** file located at the root of the KopiCloud AD API folder (C:\KopiCloud-AD-API).
+
+> AD Sections Enabled
+
+```
+"APIEnableAD: true"
+```
+
+> AD Sections Disabled
+
+```
+"APIEnableAD: false"
+```
+
+Save the file.
+
+Restart the web server using the **IISReset command** or the IIS Console.
+
+----
+
+## APIEnableDNS
+
+The **APIEnableDNS** setting manages **ALL** DNS sections. 
+
+When you enable/disable this section, you will see/hide the **APIEnableDnsA**, **APIEnableDnsAAAA**, **APIEnableDnsCNAME**, and **APIEnableDnsZones** sections.
+
+Open the **appsettings.json** file located at the root of the KopiCloud AD API folder (C:\KopiCloud-AD-API).
+
+> AD Sections Enabled
+
+```
+"APIEnableAD: true"
+```
+
+> AD Sections Disabled
+
+```
+"APIEnableAD: false"
+```
+
+Save the file.
+
+Restart the web server using the **IISReset command** or the IIS Console.